There will not be a participant carrying the No. 47 on their again for Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) once more, with the franchise retiring Dwayne Bravo‘s jersey “in recognition of his extraordinary contribution to the crew, the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), and cricket in Trinidad & Tobago”. Bravo is the primary CPL participant to have had his jersey retired.
“Dwayne Bravo’s contribution to the Knight Riders and to the CPL is unattainable to measure,” Venky Mysore, CEO of the Knight Riders group, stated at a ceremony previous to the beginning of Knight Riders’ CPL 2026 game against Jamaica Kingsmen in Port of Spain on Saturday night time. “Retiring No. 47 is our means of guaranteeing that his legacy will perpetually be part of this franchise. There may very well be no extra becoming participant to turn out to be the primary in CPL historical past to obtain this honour.”
Bravo, at the moment the pinnacle coach at TKR, received the title 5 occasions as a participant from 2015, when the crew was known as Trinidad and Tobago Crimson Metal, to 2025. Two of the titles, in 2017 and 2018, got here as captain of TKR. One got here as St Kitts and Nevis Patriots captain in 2021.
Total, as a participant, Bravo performed 107 CPL matches, selecting up 129 wickets at an financial system charge of 8.74. Regardless of final enjoying in 2024, he stays the third-most-prolific wicket-taker within the historical past of the match, behind solely Sunil Narine (139) and Imran Tahir (135).
“Thanks for being an inspiration and a job mannequin,” Nicholas Pooran, the present TKR captain, stated in a video launched by the franchise. “We’re actually joyful to have you ever in our nook. Thanks for being an even bigger brother. Thanks for being a father determine at occasions for us. However most significantly, thanks for being that inspiration in my life.”
Narine stated, “I believe you will have paved the best way for lots of younger cricketers. The best way you care about your self, your power ranges, and all the time eager to win in all the things.”
And Kieron Pollard, who led TKR after they received the title in 2020 with Bravo within the line-up, stated, “Thanks for all that you’ve accomplished clearly for me personally as a person, after which you realize we’re coming collectively as a pressure to be reckoned with, one thing that you just all the time spoke about and having the ability to win championships and video games and create an atmosphere the place folks will take pleasure in.”
